Archive | April 2010
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Chilli Tofu
this recipe is for those days when you want to rustle up something but realise that you have only the bare basics in your kitchen – at least that was the situation in my kitchen when this dish was made. my friend Saras was over at my place one evening and she suggested cooking dinner rather [...]
Repost: Microwave Chocolate Cake for MEC Event
I am reposting my Microwave Chocolate Cake as i am sending it in to the Microwave Easy Cooking - Kids Party Food hosted by notyet100 at Asankhana. For the full recipe with notes and photographs, please go to my Microwave Eggless Chocolate Cake post. Check out the round-up with yummy recipes at Asanakhana For more information on the Microwave Easy [...]
Microwave Kalakand
when i first made kalakand with this recipe, i had to stand by the microwave and peep through the glass to ensure that the mixture did not boil over. while i was engaged in the task, i ruminated on just how huge an impact the microwave has had on our lives. i remember the first time we bought [...]
Mangai Pachadi (Green Mango Pieces In Sweet Sauce)
when i first started writing this recipe, i realised that i didn’t have a direct translation for “pachadi” - a word that is common to south indian cooking, but which cannot be succintly condensed into a single-word definition for those unfamiliar with the cuisine from this part of the world. on a very general basis, pachadi is a form [...]
Stuffed Mini Brinjals
i have to come right out and admit it: i don’t like brinjals. my family and close friends might even ask me to amend it to strongly dislike. just why don’t i like this cheerful purple vege? can’t say except that i have never liked it, right from young. there have been many times when [...]
Chole/Channa Masala
there are some things that you can eat over and over again and yet never tire of it. and (apart from my mum’s cooking) chole masala is one of them for me. my earliest memories of eating chole are back in my childhood when it used to be “the choice” when we went to restaurants and [...]
